Introduced
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To impose and enforce farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, and impose fees on farms sufficient to pay for this new regulatory regime. At first the regulations would be those created by producer organizations, but the Department of Agriculture would have the power to create and enforce its own. The department would be empowered to impose a “a progressive enforcement mechanism” on violators to bring about compliance.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details of the proposed regulations, enforcement provisions, and phase-in timetable. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details of the proposed regulations, enforcement provisions, and phase-in timetable.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 87 to 20 (details)
To impose and enforce farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, and impose fees on farms sufficient to pay for this new regulatory regime. The bill would phase in a prohibition on tethering or confining any pregnant pigs, egg-laying hens, or veal calves for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevented the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending its limbs, or turning around freely. The legislature acted because animal rights organizations threatened to gather signatures and place on the ballot an initiative imposing much more draconian regulations on producers.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details of the proposed regulations, enforcement provisions, and phase-in timetable.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To impose and enforce farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, and impose fees on farms sufficient to pay for this new regulatory regime. The bill would phase in a prohibition on tethering or confining any pregnant pigs ("gestating sow"), egg-laying hens, or veal calves for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevented the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending its limbs, or turning around freely. The legislature acted because animal rights organizations threatened to gather signatures and place on the ballot an initiative imposing much more draconian regulations on producers.
Passed in the House 86 to 22 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
